Bosco Boys Home

             On the 24 th of November 2019, Bosco Boys Home, (BBH) Borivali had organized Children’s Day with the theme “ CHALO ASSAMAN KHO CHU LE ”, programme to appreciate the love, smile and happiness brought by the children specially the poor and abandoned to the society and to show to the little ones how much they are loved, cared and cherished by the society.    While welcoming the children, Fr. Corlis Gonsalves sdb the Rector and Director of BBH said, “Children are the future. Nurture them right so that they grow up to be able leaders and lead the world towards light. Children’s Day is a celebration of the innocence, positive energy and the future of our society. It is also a platform for us to realise the importance of loving the children and providing them an environment to grow and mature into responsible and God fearing adults.” Speaking on the theme ‘ CHALO ASSAMAN KHO CHU LE ’ he said, “We have to inspire eve...

On the occasion of Children’s day, the children of Bosco Boys Home (BBH), Borivali were joined in their celebration by famous T.V Actress Helly Shah along with the crew of India TV. The children sang songs, recited shayari, danced and played animated games with Helly. Helly Shah is an Indian television actress famous for her roles as Swara in Swaragini, Devanshi in Devanshi and Kaynaat in Sufiyana Pyaar Mera.   Helly Shah applauded the children for their enthusiasm, cheerfulness and energy. While speaking to children her advice was ‘to focus on their studies and to be obedient to their teachers and staff.’ Abbu Murugan, NIOS boys from BBH said, “Thankyou Helly Shah didi and India TV for visiting us. It was very great to see Helly didi, she so kind and loving. We were very happy to meet and play with you.” The boys were given goodies before all of them been fame struck with selfie and autograph of her and danced with her. Thank you Helly Shah...

From 30 th October to 3 rd November, 2019, few of the school going boys of Bosco Boys Home (BBH), Borivali participated in the camp organised by the NGO ‘Our Children’ at Yusuf Meheralli centre at Panvel. 9 boys from BBH accompanied by a staff attended the camp along with the other 10 NGO’s. The Theme for the camp was ‘Learning Beyond’ i.e. discovering one’s self and building of self-confidence. During the camp days, the boys were introduced to indwelling fire, slack lining, puppet show, toy making, mime art, mallakhamb and even taught magic. The camp also had hike to Karnala fort, visits to Oil mill, Soap factory and Pottery department. The camp was indeed an experience of learning, adventure and enjoyment.

            The boys of Bosco Boys’ Home (BBH) in Borivali celebrated the Diwali vacation this year with an outing to the scenic beauty of Walvanda from the 30 th of October to the 3 rd of November. The trip was organised by the Salesians keeping in mind the positive change and the therapeutic healing brought by the peaceful and serene climate of Walvanda. It was a 4 day trip, in which the boys heartily participated and were dedicatedly accompanied by the Salesians and the staff. For all the days the boys were hosted by the house of Bosco Samajik Vikas Sanstha (BSVS) , Walvanda. The trip comprised of outings, activities, sessions, games and housie. The boys started their outing with an educational tour of the Walvanda gaon, were they learned about the simple and happy life of the villagers, which was added with visits to Umbarvaagan, Aageyi and Kadkad Dams, Jowhar’s Jaivilas Palace, Sunset point, Hanuman point, and Shirpamal...

MEDICAL SOCIAL AWARENESS HEALTH CAMP ON COMMON SKIN INFECTIONS     MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019:   On September 28, 2019, The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai R-Central ward, Borivali West, Mumbai in collaboration with Bosco Boys Home (BBH) organised a Medical social awareness health camp to administer to the boys and the staff of BBH, the awareness about the spread of the Common skin infections like fungus, scabies and leprosy, etc. The resource persons for the sessions were Dr. Vijaya Ahire, Dr. Priya Deokar both Asst. Medical Officer MCGM and Mrs. Nilima Dharmangaonkar a Skin Technician. Father Corlis Gonsalves, Rector of the institute, welcomed the team of Doctors and the team. Father Gonsalves thanked them for their kind initiative and service offered to the institute. The camp was organised as a preventive measure to help boys build up their immune system, so as to remain healthy during the monsoons. Dr. Priya Deoka addressed the gatherin...

Work for GOD and Work for Society It was a dream come true when we the parishioners of Nativity of Our Lord Church Kandivli East stepped out after our Sunday School class and visited Bosco Boys Home (BBH), Borivali on Sunday, 22 nd September 2019. We were a group of children from class 7 th , 8 th and 9 th not knowing what we were expected to see here. Of course our teachers, parents and a few from the youth group were with us. Cl. Jittin Mathew sdb took us on a tour of the technical skills training section explaining the courses offered by the 5 skills training departments (4 wheeler light vehicle mechanics, 2wheeler mechanics, Electrical, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and Hotel Management). The training courses are offered to the poorest of poor youth and school dropouts (age group 8years and above) to help them learn an employment generating skill and be able to alleviate the income level in their homes. We then met with the children (street, orphan and single...

  “We love you…Teachers” was the theme that the students chose to celebrate here at Bosco Bosco Home & Technical Training Institute, Borivali - Mumbai.  The day started with welcoming and greeting the teachers with bouquets and cards from their students in their respective classes (Hotel Management, Technical, and NIOS). They began the meticulous preparation way back and diligently practised during the last few days. The program was rich with culture and tradition.  The universally accepted World Teacher’s Day is 5th October. In India, the Teacher’s Day is celebrated on 5th September as a ‘token of gratitude’ for all the teachers. In tune with this, the boys of Bosco Boys Home and the students of the Technical Institute, Borivali articulated their gratitude and appreciation for their affectionate teachers on this auspicious day by celebrating the Teacher’s Day. Followed by the welcome; the teachers spend quality time talking and sharing their vocation as...